Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast fix for the economic disaster and to create money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally wagered on with 80 numbers in just about all of American brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is constantly the hope that you could win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.